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I LAST. No. 316,246. Patented Apr. 21, 1885.

Wrwsses jiwemfm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

ARTHUR WV. COX, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,246, dated April21, 1885.

Application filed February 4, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR W. Cox, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New J ersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lasts; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to lasts, and has for its obj eat to provide asimple, efficient,and easily-manipulated form of last; and it consistsin certain improvements, which will be hereinafter fully described, andpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of my last onasuitable support. Fig. 2 shows a wear ring or plate. Fig. 3 is asection on line 00 m, Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 shows the heel-plate, all ofwhich will be described.

In the manipulation of lasts it is desirable that the point ofthejack-spindle should rest close to the bottom or sole portion of theheel.

My invention, while also applicable to metallic lasts, is especiallyadapted for use on wooden lasts.

In carrying out my invention I form the last-body A (usually of wood)with a socket, A, through its rear portion, which latter is cut away oradapted on its sole or under side to receive the heel-plate B. Thesocket A is extended entirely through the body of the last, as shown inFigs. 1 and 3, and may be provided around its upper or open end with awear plate or ring, 0. TheplateB is fitted on the heel portion of thelast-body over the socket A, and secured by screws or in other propermanner. The outer side of this plate is conformed to the desiredcurvature of the heel, and it is'provided on its inner side with adepression or indentation or seat,B,concentrio with the socket A, asshown. I prefer to employ this indentation B because it serves as a seatfor the point of the spindle, and prevents such point from bearingagainst the walls of the socket A, and throws all the damage, strain,and wear onto the metallic heel-plate, which, when'worn out, may berenewed at small cost. It is usually desirable to form this plate B witha centrally-disposed opening, B, into which to fit a wooden plug toreceive a peg for fastening the boot or shoe onto the last.

The jack D has a spindle, E, on which the last is supported in themanner shown in Figs. 1 and 8, the spindle entering the socket A. Itwill be noticed that the socket is made of greater diameter than thespindle, in order to permit the tilting of the last to variousinclinations, as may be desired, though it will be understood that wherethis tilting is not desired the spindle may be snugly fitted to thesocket in the last.

By reason of the hammering and hard pressing required to properly securea heel to a boot or shoe, lasts as now made are soon pounded to pieces.By providing the removable metallic heel-plate all wear and damage istransferred thereto, and it may berenewed at slight cost. t

This metallicheel-plate also renders practical the arrangement of thebearing for the spindle close to theunder side of a wooden last. By myinvention it will also be seen there is a continuous metallic supportagainst which to hammer and press the heel, the metallic heel-plateresting directly against the spindle.

I prefer in practice to employ the wear ring or plate 0 in connectionwith the metallic heelplate, having a bearing for the point of thespindle, because by such construction a metallic bearing is provided forboth the side and point of the spindle. These bearings not only preventwear to the body of the last, but also .render its tilting andadjustments easier by IOC fore I do not confine myself to the rounded orpointed spindle end resting in a socket in the inner surface of theheel-plate.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. The combination, in a last, with a wooden body having aspindle-socket formed through it near its rear end, of the metallicheel-plate secured on the body over the inner end of the spindle-socket,said plate being provided with a bearing for the" point of the spindle,and with a perforation eccentric to such bearing andfitted to receive awooden plug, substantially as set forth.

2. As a new and improved article'of manufacture, a heel-plate for lasts,having'one side conformed in curvature to the shape of k the heelportion of a last, and provided in its other or inner side with anindentation forming a seat for the spindle of the jack, substantially asset forth.

3. A'last heel plate having'one or its outer side conformed in curvatureto the shapeof the heel portion of a last, and provided in its 25 innerside with an indentation, forming a seat for the j ack-spindle, andhaving a perforation eccentric to said indentation and fitted to receivea plug, substantially as set forth.

4. A last substantially as herein described, 0 consisting of a woodenbody having a socket, A, formed through it near its rear end, a metallicwear-plate, O, secured to the last around the upper end of the socket A,and having an opening registering with such socket. and a 5 heel-plate,B; secured on the heel portion of the last over the inner end of thesocket A, and having in its inner face an indentation, B, registeringwith such socket, and forming a seat for the jack-spindle, and having aperfoo ration, B eccentric to the indentation '13, substantially as set,forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

,. ARTHUR WV/OOX.

GEO. K. COLEMAN,

J OHN MURRAY.

